Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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180. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 11 of 2 April 2025, if the detailed project proposals have now been evaluated; the results of that evaluation; the status of an application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25620/25]

Martin Heydon (Kildare South, Fine Gael)
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European Innovation Partnership projects (EIPs) are locally led, innovative projects developed by Operational Groups acting collaboratively to develop innovative solutions to address challenges and put research into practice on farms.

As part of the CAP Strategic Plan 2023–2027, an open call for proposals for EIP projects on the overall theme of Environmental Sustainability was launched on the 5th November 2024, with an associated budget of €17.5 million. Following evaluation of 96 projects at Expression of Interest Phase, 27 projects were invited to submit detailed proposals, of which the application named was one.

Following further evaluation by an expert Evaluation Committee, 11 projects were approved for funding. All applicants have been informed of the result and a Press Release announcing the successful projects was issued on the 9th May 2025.

The applicant named was not among the successful applicants.